Hon. Kola Olabiyi
IMMEDIATE
past member of the House of Representatives from Oke-Ogun, Honourable
Kola Olabiyi, has chided the leadership of the state All Progressives
Congress (APC) for their opposition to Mr Adebayo Shittu’s nomination
and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to discountenance the
objection.
Honourable Olabiyi, in a telephone conversation with the Nigerian
Tribune, said those who were complaining about Shittu’s nomination “want
to continue to hold Oke-Ogun in servitude and as second-class citizen
in the state.
“Shittu’s nomination will bring development to the neglected Oke-Ogun zone, which is made up of 10 local government areas and the state in general. Do those who are complaining want Ibadan to produce the minister as it has done in the last 16 years?
“Shittu, an erudite lawyer, is eminently qualified, to be minister and has been in Oyo State politics since the Second Republic. When we are talking about change and people who are not corrupt, Shittu is the right man for the job,” Olabiyi said.
Shittu
Also, a former Speaker in the state House of Assembly, Honourable Adeolu Adeleke, condemned the resentment of the APC leadership to Shittu’s nomination.
Adeleke, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan, the state capital, on Monday, said the APC leadership goofed in its stance, because “every right-thinking person in Oyo State, irrespective of political leaning, sees the appointment as being well earned by hardworking Shittu.”
The former speaker urged the leadership of the APC to see the appointment from the perspective of the majority of the people of the state.
Meanwhile, the people of Saki town from across political parties, on Monday, took to the streets to celebrate the nomination of one of their sons, Mr Shittu, as a minister by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Nigerian Tribune learnt that the rally was organised by leaders of Saki to discredit opposition and insinuations against Shittu, saying he was not popular, as well as attempts to label him an unpopular choice.
Speaking with the Nigerian Tribune during the rally on telephone, a former chairman of Saki West Local Government Area, Alhaji Salami Nosiru, described Shittu’s traducers as enemies of the people of Oke-Ogun zone.
“I am not a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but Shittu preached Buhari to us and said he was the best candidate and we massively mobilised votes for him on the strength of Shittu’s testimony about him.
“APC got the highest number of votes during the presidential election of March 28 from Saki West Local Govenrment Area, which is Shittu’s council. His unit also recorded the highest number of votes of the over 4,000 units in the state.”
Also speaking, Deacon Olujimi Olusegun, said calculated attempts at giving Shittu a bad name, so as to hang him would not only fail, but also “bounce back on his enemies.”
Meanwhile, the Saki Development Union (SDU) in a release signed by Mr Moshood Aromose and Elder Mathew Fehintola, president and secretary respectively, said Shittu’s appointment showed that President Muhammadu Buhari meant well for the country.
According to the Union, “Mr Shittu is noted for his dogged commitment to truth, justice, fairness, honesty, openness and accountability. He is an incorruptible politician, who believes in Godliness and service to humanity. We have no doubt that the nominee will not betray the confidence repose in him by president buhari if given the opportunity to serve at the federal level.”
“Shittu’s nomination will bring development to the neglected Oke-Ogun zone, which is made up of 10 local government areas and the state in general. Do those who are complaining want Ibadan to produce the minister as it has done in the last 16 years?
“Shittu, an erudite lawyer, is eminently qualified, to be minister and has been in Oyo State politics since the Second Republic. When we are talking about change and people who are not corrupt, Shittu is the right man for the job,” Olabiyi said.
Shittu
Also, a former Speaker in the state House of Assembly, Honourable Adeolu Adeleke, condemned the resentment of the APC leadership to Shittu’s nomination.
Adeleke, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan, the state capital, on Monday, said the APC leadership goofed in its stance, because “every right-thinking person in Oyo State, irrespective of political leaning, sees the appointment as being well earned by hardworking Shittu.”
The former speaker urged the leadership of the APC to see the appointment from the perspective of the majority of the people of the state.
Meanwhile, the people of Saki town from across political parties, on Monday, took to the streets to celebrate the nomination of one of their sons, Mr Shittu, as a minister by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Nigerian Tribune learnt that the rally was organised by leaders of Saki to discredit opposition and insinuations against Shittu, saying he was not popular, as well as attempts to label him an unpopular choice.
Speaking with the Nigerian Tribune during the rally on telephone, a former chairman of Saki West Local Government Area, Alhaji Salami Nosiru, described Shittu’s traducers as enemies of the people of Oke-Ogun zone.
“I am not a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but Shittu preached Buhari to us and said he was the best candidate and we massively mobilised votes for him on the strength of Shittu’s testimony about him.
“APC got the highest number of votes during the presidential election of March 28 from Saki West Local Govenrment Area, which is Shittu’s council. His unit also recorded the highest number of votes of the over 4,000 units in the state.”
Also speaking, Deacon Olujimi Olusegun, said calculated attempts at giving Shittu a bad name, so as to hang him would not only fail, but also “bounce back on his enemies.”
Meanwhile, the Saki Development Union (SDU) in a release signed by Mr Moshood Aromose and Elder Mathew Fehintola, president and secretary respectively, said Shittu’s appointment showed that President Muhammadu Buhari meant well for the country.
According to the Union, “Mr Shittu is noted for his dogged commitment to truth, justice, fairness, honesty, openness and accountability. He is an incorruptible politician, who believes in Godliness and service to humanity. We have no doubt that the nominee will not betray the confidence repose in him by president buhari if given the opportunity to serve at the federal level.”
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